karalauks

See also: kara lauks

Latvian

Alternative forms

• kara lauks

Etymology

From kara (“war [gen.]”) +‎ lauks (“field”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

karalauks m (1st declension)

1. (military) battleground, battlefield; front (territory in which armed forces carry out strategic military operations; territory in which military activities — e.g., a battle — are carried out)

   doties uz karalauku ― to go to the battlefield

   pārnākt no karalauka' ― to return from the battlefield

   aiz uzkalniem pa kreisi iedunējas daži artilērijas šāvieni... Marta ilgi skatījās uz to pusi, no kuras atlidoja šie trokšņi: karalauka elpas vilcieni ― behind the hills on the left a few artillery shots were fired... Marta looked for a long time at the side from which these noises were coming: the breathing of the battlefield

Declension

Declension of karalauks (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	karalauks	karalauki
genitive	karalauka	karalauku
dative	karalaukam	karalaukiem
accusative	karalauku	karalaukus
instrumental	karalauku	karalaukiem
locative	karalaukā	karalaukos
vocative	karalauk	karalauki